India vs Australia Scorecard, 3rd Test, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008

3rd Test · Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 29 Oct 2008 to 2 Nov 2008

India 613/7d & 208/5d

Australia 577 & 31/0

Match drawn

Player of the match: VVS Laxman

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Match summary

India played Australia in the 3rd Test, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, from 29 Oct 2008 to 2 Nov 2008. Match drawn.

India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 613/7 declared in 160.5 overs, Australia made 577 in 179.3 overs, India made 208/5 declared in 77.3 overs, Australia made 31/0 in 8 overs.

VVS Laxman top-scored with 259 runs in the match; Virender Sehwag took 5/118 in the match; VVS Laxman was named player of the match.

India Innings

613/7d (160.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir b SR Watson	b SR Watson	206	380	26	1	54.21
V Sehwag lbw b B Lee	lbw b B Lee	1	2	0	0	50.00
R Dravid c ML Hayden b MG Johnson	c ML Hayden b MG Johnson	11	31	1	0	35.48
SR Tendulkar c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	68	126	11	0	53.97
VVS Laxman not out	not out	200	301	21	0	66.45
SC Ganguly c RT Ponting b SM Katich	c RT Ponting b SM Katich	5	8	1	0	62.50
MS Dhoni c BJ Haddin b SR Watson	c BJ Haddin b SR Watson	27	29	4	1	93.10
A Kumble lbw b MG Johnson	lbw b MG Johnson	45	73	7	0	61.64
Z Khan not out	not out	28	21	5	0	133.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, w 2, nb 6)	22
Total	160.5 Ov (RR: 3.81)	613/7

Did not bat: I Sharma, A Mishra

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (V Sehwag, 2.1 ov), 2-27 (R Dravid, 10.4 ov), 3-157 (SR Tendulkar, 51.5 ov), 4-435 (G Gambhir, 123.6 ov), 5-444 (SC Ganguly, 126.2 ov), 6-481 (MS Dhoni, 133.4 ov), 7-579 (A Kumble, 155.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
B Lee	30	2	119	1	3.97	121	16	0	0	2
SR Clark	33	9	69	0	2.09	162	8	0	1	1
MG Johnson	31.5	4	142	3	4.46	124	21	0	1	0
SR Watson	20	4	66	2	3.30	97	11	1	0	3
CL White	15	1	73	0	4.87	50	9	0	0	0
MJ Clarke	14	0	59	0	4.21	44	4	0	0	0
SM Katich	15	3	60	1	4.00	55	6	1	0	0
RT Ponting	2	0	11	0	5.50	4	1	0	0	0

Australia Innings

577/10 (179.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ML Hayden lbw b V Sehwag	lbw b V Sehwag	83	154	13	1	53.90
SM Katich b A Mishra	b A Mishra	64	116	10	0	55.17
RT Ponting b V Sehwag	b V Sehwag	87	165	14	0	52.73
MEK Hussey b V Sehwag	b V Sehwag	53	146	7	0	36.30
MJ Clarke c Z Khan b A Mishra	c Z Khan b A Mishra	112	253	6	1	44.27
SR Watson b V Sehwag	b V Sehwag	36	62	8	0	58.06
BJ Haddin st MS Dhoni b A Kumble	st MS Dhoni b A Kumble	17	35	1	1	48.57
CL White b V Sehwag	b V Sehwag	44	95	5	1	46.32
B Lee lbw b A Kumble	lbw b A Kumble	8	47	0	0	17.02
MG Johnson c & b A Kumble	c & b A Kumble	15	12	2	0	125.00
SR Clark not out	not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 28, lb 17, w 2, nb 10)	57
Total	179.3 Ov (RR: 3.21)	577/10

Fall of wickets: 1-123 (SM Katich, 34.1 ov), 2-202 (ML Hayden, 57.2 ov), 3-284 (RT Ponting, 85.4 ov), 4-326 (MEK Hussey, 101.6 ov), 5-399 (SR Watson, 122.1 ov), 6-426 (BJ Haddin, 131.5 ov), 7-532 (CL White, 162.5 ov), 8-555 (B Lee, 175.4 ov), 9-567 (MJ Clarke, 178.1 ov), 10-577 (MG Johnson, 179.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Z Khan	23	5	86	0	3.74	108	17	0	0	2
I Sharma	25	5	84	0	3.36	117	13	0	2	2
A Kumble	43.3	9	112	3	2.57	205	12	1	0	2
A Mishra	47	12	144	2	3.06	216	15	2	0	4
V Sehwag	40	9	104	5	2.60	182	9	1	0	0
SR Tendulkar	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0	0

India Innings

208/5d (77.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir lbw b MG Johnson	lbw b MG Johnson	36	107	5	0	33.64
V Sehwag b B Lee	b B Lee	16	17	2	0	94.12
I Sharma c RT Ponting b SR Clark	c RT Ponting b SR Clark	1	2	0	0	50.00
R Dravid b B Lee	b B Lee	11	37	2	0	29.73
SR Tendulkar c ML Hayden b CL White	c ML Hayden b CL White	47	120	4	0	39.17
VVS Laxman not out	not out	59	130	7	0	45.38
SC Ganguly not out	not out	32	53	3	1	60.38
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 1)	6
Total	77.3 Ov (RR: 2.68)	208/5

Did not bat: A Kumble, MS Dhoni, A Mishra, Z Khan

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (V Sehwag, 8.2 ov), 2-34 (I Sharma, 9.1 ov), 3-53 (R Dravid, 20.4 ov), 4-93 (G Gambhir, 36.5 ov), 5-145 (SR Tendulkar, 57.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
B Lee	17	3	48	2	2.82	80	6	0	0	1
SR Clark	12	6	22	1	1.83	61	3	0	0	0
MJ Clarke	20.3	7	56	0	2.73	94	6	1	0	0
SM Katich	1	0	5	0	5.00	4	1	0	0	0
MG Johnson	12	0	23	1	1.92	56	1	0	1	0
CL White	8	0	23	1	2.88	31	1	0	0	0
SR Watson	7	0	27	0	3.86	32	5	0	0	0

Australia Innings

31/0 (8 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ML Hayden not out	not out	16	29	4	0	55.17
SM Katich not out	not out	14	19	2	0	73.68
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0)	1
Total	8 Ov (RR: 3.88)	31/0

Did not bat: SR Watson, MEK Hussey, RT Ponting, SR Clark, BJ Haddin, CL White, B Lee, MG Johnson, MJ Clarke

Bowler	O	R	Econ	0s	4s
A Kumble	4	14	3.50	19	3
V Sehwag	2	14	7.00	7	3
A Mishra	2	2	1.00	10	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the India vs Australia match on 29 Oct 2008?

Match drawn.

Who was player of the match in India vs Australia?

VVS Laxman.

Who scored the most runs in India vs Australia?

VVS Laxman (India) with 259 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in India vs Australia?

Virender Sehwag, with 5/118.

Who won the toss in India vs Australia?

India, who chose to bat first.

Where was India vs Australia played?

At Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.